City Details: Soshanguve
A few alternate names for Soshanguve are: Soshanguve
Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of Mabopane. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population. The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve.
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Soshanguve
General Information
- Official Name: South Africa
- Common Name: South Africa
- Population: 872309
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -25.47288, 28.09919
- Country Code: ZAF
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Soshanguve
- 1. Wonderboom Airport (PRY), distance from city center: 23.71 km
- 2. Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF), distance from city center: 41.59 km
- 3. Lanseria Airport (HLA), distance from city center: 54.60 km
Location of Soshanguve
Country Details
- Country: South Africa
- Official Name: Republic of South Africa
- Capital: PretoriaBloemfonteinCape Town
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Southern Africa
- Population: 59,308,690
- Area: 1,221,037 km²
- Languages: Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- Currency: South African rand (R)
- Timezones: UTC+02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
Holidays in Soshanguve, South Africa
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in South Africa for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Human Rights Day - 2026-03-21
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Family Day - 2026-04-06
- Freedom Day - 2026-04-27
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Youth Day - 2026-06-16
- National Women's Day - 2026-08-10
- Heritage Day - 2026-09-24
- Day of Reconciliation - 2026-12-16
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- St. Stephen's Day - 2026-12-26